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Agnus Dei

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1 Latin

1.1 Noun Phrase

1.1.1 Translations

1.2 Related Terms

Latin

Noun Phrase

Agnus Dei (usually capitalized)

Literally, "Lamb of God"
Title applied to Jesus Christ, as Son of God the Father and someone willing to sacrifice himself
Prayer in the Mass, and musical composition of that prayer, which begins with the words "Agnus Dei...."
"Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi...." (Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world...."

Translations

Finnish: Jumalan Karitsa

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The noun "agnus dei" has two senses:

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